Match Report
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Norwich City. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Stoke City and Norwich City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Mike.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Stoke City and Norwich City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Mike.
0.00
0-0Norwich City kick off!
6.46
0-0Philipp Littbarski passes the ball forward to Manuele Bonfanti. Manuele Bonfanti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jannes Koning.
8.38
1-0Daniel Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Morton collects the pass. Kevin Morton knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.38
1-0Stuart Greig brings the ball forward. Stuart Greig finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.11
1-0Jannes Koning knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett knocks the ball forward to Norman Johnson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
21.15
1-0Norwich City are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
22.20
Jannes Koning flicks a high pass forward to Jody Cope who brings the ball under control. Jody Cope darts forward. Jody Cope lofts in a cross ball towards Antonino Regonesi. Antonino Regonesi fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Nigel Kitson had no chance!! Goal for Stoke City!
26.58
2-0Arthur Stuart knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Morton. Kevin Morton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
30.45
Jody Cope makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nigel Kitson who gathers it comfortably.
32.03
Daniel Teixeira threads a neat ball through to Jody Cope. Jody Cope shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Nigel Kitson easily smothers it!
40.10
2-0Walter Triuzzi catches Norman Johnson on the ankles. The referee brings Walter Triuzzi to one side and gives him a warning! Norman Johnson runs off the knock.
42.57
Kevin Morton chips the ball to his team mate, Antonino Regonesi. Antonino Regonesi flicks the ball to his team mate, Jody Cope. Jody Cope strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Nigel Kitson smothers it!
44.28
Djezon Malbranque brings the ball forward. Djezon Malbranque shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Christof Radet runs forward with the ball. With great vision, Christof Radet plays the ball forward to Ricardo Gainza. Ricardo Gainza shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Eduardo Serrano. What a great pair of hands!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Stoke City have changed their lineup with Jose Caballero replacing Daniel Teixeira and Claudio Garcia replacing Jody Cope. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Stoke City kick off and get the second half underway!
47.34
Jose Caballero plays the ball forward to Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Caballero but the referee indicates it's offside!
49.05
Alexander Will plays the ball forward to Philipp Littbarski. Philipp Littbarski kicks a strong pass forward to Roel Van Basten. Roel Van Basten tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Eduardo Serrano smothers it!
53.27
Sergio Averdijk flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Ortiz who brings the ball under control. Hugo Ortiz shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
54.38
Djezon Malbranque makes a probing pass to Jose Caballero. Jose Caballero shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
55.15
Claudio Garcia flicks a high ball forward to Djezon Malbranque who takes it down. Djezon Malbranque threads a neat ball through to Antonino Regonesi. Some silky footwork from Antonino Regonesi provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
60.08
Sergio Averdijk takes it forward alone. Sergio Averdijk controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
63.31
Stoke City are in full control of this game.
65.51
Christof Radet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Philipp Littbarski. Philipp Littbarski passes the ball forward to Manuele Bonfanti. Manuele Bonfanti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jannes Koning.
67.13
Philipp Littbarski decides to run forward with the ball. Philipp Littbarski knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.22
Kevin Morton knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
72.56
Claudio Garcia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Morton. Kevin Morton whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
77.53
3-0Stoke City have made a substitution with Tommy Mercer replacing Norman Johnson and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
78.61
Philipp Littbarski flicks a high pass forward. Manuele Bonfanti controls it well on his chest. Manuele Bonfanti shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.06
Alexander Will flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Ortiz who brings the ball under control. With great vision, Hugo Ortiz plays the ball forward to Ricardo Gainza. Ricardo Gainza knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eduardo Serrano who gathers it comfortably.
83.01
Claudio Garcia chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett hits a low pass to Djezon Malbranque. Some good footwork from Djezon Malbranque provides some space. He shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Nigel Kitson had no chance!! Goal for Stoke City!
90.00
Kevin Morton passes the ball forward to Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett makes a probing pass to Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
8
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.7%
41.3%
Play Area
22.7%
44%
33.3%
Scorers
| Craig Rowett 8 Antonino Regonesi 22, 55 Djezon Malbranque 83 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Antonino Regonesi of Stoke City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Eduardo Serrano (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Vasco Semedo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jannes Koning (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Arthur Stuart (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Kevin Morton (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Daniel Teixeira (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Jody Cope (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Djezon Malbranque (MID) |  | 8 |
| 9. | Craig Rowett (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Antonino Regonesi (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Norman Johnson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Jose Caballero (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Claudio Garcia (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Tommy Mercer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Nigel Kitson (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Christof Radet (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Alexander Will (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Walter Triuzzi (DEF) | 5 | |
| 5. | Sergio Averdijk (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Roel Van Basten (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Philipp Littbarski (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Stuart Greig (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Hugo Ortiz (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ricardo Gainza (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Manuele Bonfanti (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Wayne George (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Mervin Greening (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Sol Potts (ATT) | 0 | |